1982 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1982 IIHF European U18 Championship was the fifteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
Group A
Played in Ängelholm and Tyringe, Sweden from March 29 to April 4, 1982.First round
;Group 1Poland should have participated in this group but withdrew, instead a Swedish under 17 team took their place, not participating in the championship competition. They lost to the Soviets 8-3, Finland 5-4, and beat Switzerland 9-0.
| Team | URS | FIN | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 6:3 | 8:1 | 14:4 | 4 | |
| 2. | 3:6 | 4:2 | 7:8 | 2 | |
| 3. | 1:8 | 2:4 | 3:12 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | SWE | TCH | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 3:2 | 6:1 | 23:1 | 32:4 | 6 | |
| 2. | 2:3 | 5:1 | 24:2 | 31:6 | 4 | |
| 3. | 1:6 | 1:5 | 3:3 | 5:14 | 1 | |
| 4. | 1:23 | 2:24 | 3:3 | 6:50 | 1 |
Final round
;Championship round| Team | SWE | TCH | URS | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 5:3 | 7:5 | 15:10 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 7:3 | 8:3 | 17:9 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 3:5 | 3:7 | 12:15 | 2 | ||
| 4. | 5:7 | 3:8 | 11:21 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | SUI | FRG | FRA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 2:2 | 11:3 | 13:5 | 3 | |
| 2. | 2:2 | 5:5 | 2 | ||
| 3. | 3:11 | 6:14 | 1 |
- The Swedish under 17 team beat the West Germans 7-2 and the French 18-2.
Tournament Awards
- Top Scorer Petr Rosol
- Top Goalie: Dominik Hašek
- Top Defenceman:Alexei Gusarov
- Top Forward: Tomas Sandström
Group B
Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 17–24, 1982First round
;Group 1| Team | AUT | NED | ROM | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 5:3 | 12:1 | 3:5 | 20:9 | 4 | |
| 2. | 3:5 | 3:2 | 8:5 | 14:12 | 4 | |
| 3. | 1:12 | 2:3 | 8:3 | 11:18 | 2 | |
| 4. | 5:3 | 5:8 | 3:8 | 13:19 | 2 |
;Group 2
| Team | NOR | DEN | BUL | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 4:1 | 7:1 | 21:0 | 32:2 | 6 | |
| 2. | 1:4 | 1:1 | 4:2 | 6:7 | 3 | |
| 3. | 1:7 | 1:1 | 6:2 | 8:10 | 3 | |
| 4. | 0:21 | 2:4 | 2:6 | 4:31 | 0 |
Final round
;Championship round| Team | NOR | AUT | NED | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 9:3 | 4:3 | 17:7 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3:9 | 4:0 | 12:12 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 3:4 | 7:2 | 13:11 | 2 | ||
| 4. | 0:4 | 2:7 | 3:15 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | ROM | BUL | ITA | YUG | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 6:3 | 10:2 | 24:8 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3:6 | 5:5 | 14:13 | 3 | ||
| 3. | 5:5 | 7:4 | 15:17 | 3 | ||
| 4. | 2:10 | 4:7 | 8:23 | 0 |
''Norway were promoted to Group A, and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C, for 1983.''
Group C
Played in Durham, England, United Kingdom from March 18–25, 1982| Team | HUN | ESP | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 11:6 4:6 | 8:4 6:6 | 29:22 | 5 | |
| 2. | 6:11 6:4 | 6:5 4:5 | 22:25 | 4 | |
| 3. | 4:8 6:6 | 5:6 5:4 | 20:24 | 3 |
''Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1983.''